After Friday’s weather conditions prevented racing, the 2026 J/111 North American Championship returned to Lake Ontario Saturday for a decisive final day. The Youngstown Yacht Club Race Committee, led by Principal Race Officer Chip Till, completed three races to bring the Championship series to a full 10 races. Fourteen teams departed the dock hoping to make up for the previous day’s lost racing, and Lake Ontario delivered. Conditions remained remarkably consistent, with a south-southwesterly breeze…

Four more races were completed Thursday at the J/111 North American Championship, hosted by Youngstown Yacht Club, bringing the Championship total to seven races after two days of competition. Lake Ontario delivered a consistent 8-knot breeze throughout the day with a gentle one-foot sea state. The breeze began around 250°, made a significant swing right for Race 5, then settled back to 280° for the final two races. With Friday and Saturday’s forecasts looking increasingly…

After a patient start ashore, the 2026 J/111 North American Championship officially got underway Wednesday at Youngstown Yacht Club, with three races completed for the 14-team fleet. The morning began under AP ashore while the Race Committee waited for conditions to develop. AP was lifted at 1:15 p.m. and the fleet headed to the racecourse, where conditions settled into a remarkably consistent ENE breeze around 10–11 knots with a 75° course heading and gentle 1–2…